In August 2017, Keth J. Bowman was appointed as dean of engineering at the University of Maryland, Balitmore County. Previously, he served as dean of engineering at San Francisco State University.

Prior to SF State, Dean Bowman was chair of mechanical, materials and aerospace engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Armour College of Engineering. During his tenure at ITT, he oversaw the implementation of new curricula and the development of new strategic emphases marking significant departmental growth. Before IIT, he spent 23 years at Purdue University, rising to lead of the School of Materials Engineering. Among many professional associations, Dean Bowman is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers executive committee and the Board of Directors for the American Ceramic Society. He has served as a visiting professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany and at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Dean Bowman holds bachelor's and master's degrees in metallurgy and materials science from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of Michigan.